Rowena Ward
Biographic Data
| ID | 3787119 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rowena Ward |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rowena |
| FAMILY NAME | Ward |
| SIGNATURE | WARD R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wollongong |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Australia would be a better regional neighbour if it were better at Asian languages
Perception of a Threat to Australia: The Japanese in New Caledonia before 1941
This article opens with a brief historical overview of the emergence of the Japanese community in New Caledonia in the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries and outlines some of the concerns which arose in Australia over the presence of Japanese miners in New Caledonia. It then discusses the preparations that the Australian and New Caledonian authorities undertook in the early 1940s in the event of war with Japan. It shows that the authori…
The Evacuation and Repatriation of ‘British Indians’ Resident in Japan, 1940–42
In 1940, the Indian population resident in Japan was estimated at over 500. With the potential for war with Japan increasing, the British embassy in Tokyo advised locally resident British subjects to leave in October 1940 and again in February 1941. However, some, including a number of Indians, chose not to leave. This article considers the evacuation of the Indian population from Japan before December 1941 as well as those who departed as part o…
Forgotten Forced Migrants of War: Civilian Internment of Japanese in British India, 1941–6
The Second World War saw extraordinary movements of people, before, during and afterwards. Civilian internees are rarely considered part of this, and especially not those in South and Southeast Asia. Between December 1941 and May 1946, nearly 2700 Japanese civilians and colonial subjects from across Japan’s empire were interned in camps in British India. Mainly residents of Singapore and Malaya, these civilians were arrested and transferred by sh…
Bridging Australia and Japan: The Writings of David Sissons, Historian and Political Scientist, Volume 1
"Bridging Australia and Japan: The Writings of David Sissons, Historian and Political Scientist, Volume 1." The Journal of Pacific History, 52(3), pp. 424–425
Repatriating the Japanese from New Caledonia, 1941–46
This paper considers the negotiations for the repatriation of the Japanese residents of New Caledonia who were transferred to Australia for internment after the outbreak of the Asia-Pacific theatre of World War II. It shows that whilst the Japanese residents’ place of origin was New Caledonia, it was deemed instead to be Japan, and they were repatriated to Japan either as part of the Anglo–Japanese civilian exchange of September 1942 or after the…
The Asia-Pacific War and the Failed Second Anglo-Japanese Civilian Exchange, 1942-45
The proposed 2nd Anglo-Japanese civilian exchange, originally planned for October 1942, never eventuated partly due to differences in the interpretations of what constitutes a merchant seaman and views on whether the Hague Convention should apply. The failure of the exchange meant that over 3,000 Japanese and British civilian internees as well as another 2,000 or so Japanese and American civilian internees remained in internment camps until at le…
When Empire Comes Home: Repatriation and Reintegration in Postwar Japan
Delaying repatriation: Japanese technicians in early postwar China
Research on the Japanese living in Manchukuo in August 1945 has generally fostered the assumption that all Japanese there wanted to return to Japan as soon as possible. Yet, some made the conscious and voluntary decision to stay, at least for the short to medium term. Among those who chose to delay repatriation were a number of technicians employed by Mantetsu's (South Manchurian Railroad Company) Chūo Shikenjo. This paper looks at the political …
Left Behind: Japan's Wartime Defeat and the Stranded Women of Manchukuo
The zanryu fujin (stranded war wives) [1] are former Japanese emigrants to Manchukuo who remained in China at the end of the Second World War. They were long among the forgotten legacies of Japan's imperialist past. [2] The reasons why these women did not undergo repatriation during the years up to 1958, when large numbers of former colonial emigrants returned to Japan, are varied but in many cases, the 'Chinese' families that adopted them, or in…
Repatriating the Japanese from New Caledonia, 1941–46
This paper considers the negotiations for the repatriation of the Japanese residents of New Caledonia who were transferred to Australia for internment after the outbreak of the Asia-Pacific theatre of World War II. It shows that whilst the Japanese residents’ place of origin was New Caledonia, it was deemed instead to be Japan, and they were repatriated to Japan either as part of the Anglo–Japanese civilian exchange of September 1942 or after the…
Delaying repatriation: Japanese technicians in early postwar China
Research on the Japanese living in Manchukuo in August 1945 has generally fostered the assumption that all Japanese there wanted to return to Japan as soon as possible. Yet, some made the conscious and voluntary decision to stay, at least for the short to medium term. Among those who chose to delay repatriation were a number of technicians employed by Mantetsu's (South Manchurian Railroad Company) Chūo Shikenjo. This paper looks at the political …
Forgotten Forced Migrants of War: Civilian Internment of Japanese in British India, 1941–6
The Second World War saw extraordinary movements of people, before, during and afterwards. Civilian internees are rarely considered part of this, and especially not those in South and Southeast Asia. Between December 1941 and May 1946, nearly 2700 Japanese civilians and colonial subjects from across Japan’s empire were interned in camps in British India. Mainly residents of Singapore and Malaya, these civilians were arrested and transferred by sh…
Left Behind: Japan's Wartime Defeat and the Stranded Women of Manchukuo
The zanryu fujin (stranded war wives) [1] are former Japanese emigrants to Manchukuo who remained in China at the end of the Second World War. They were long among the forgotten legacies of Japan's imperialist past. [2] The reasons why these women did not undergo repatriation during the years up to 1958, when large numbers of former colonial emigrants returned to Japan, are varied but in many cases, the 'Chinese' families that adopted them, or in…
Delaying repatriation: Japanese technicians in early postwar China
Research on the Japanese living in Manchukuo in August 1945 has generally fostered the assumption that all Japanese there wanted to return to Japan as soon as possible. Yet, some made the conscious and voluntary decision to stay, at least for the short to medium term. Among those who chose to delay repatriation were a number of technicians employed by Mantetsu's (South Manchurian Railroad Company) Chūo Shikenjo. This paper looks at the political …
When Empire Comes Home: Repatriation and Reintegration in Postwar Japan
The Asia-Pacific War and the Failed Second Anglo-Japanese Civilian Exchange, 1942-45
The proposed 2nd Anglo-Japanese civilian exchange, originally planned for October 1942, never eventuated partly due to differences in the interpretations of what constitutes a merchant seaman and views on whether the Hague Convention should apply. The failure of the exchange meant that over 3,000 Japanese and British civilian internees as well as another 2,000 or so Japanese and American civilian internees remained in internment camps until at le…
Repatriating the Japanese from New Caledonia, 1941–46
This paper considers the negotiations for the repatriation of the Japanese residents of New Caledonia who were transferred to Australia for internment after the outbreak of the Asia-Pacific theatre of World War II. It shows that whilst the Japanese residents’ place of origin was New Caledonia, it was deemed instead to be Japan, and they were repatriated to Japan either as part of the Anglo–Japanese civilian exchange of September 1942 or after the…
Bridging Australia and Japan: The Writings of David Sissons, Historian and Political Scientist, Volume 1
"Bridging Australia and Japan: The Writings of David Sissons, Historian and Political Scientist, Volume 1." The Journal of Pacific History, 52(3), pp. 424–425
Forgotten Forced Migrants of War: Civilian Internment of Japanese in British India, 1941–6
The Second World War saw extraordinary movements of people, before, during and afterwards. Civilian internees are rarely considered part of this, and especially not those in South and Southeast Asia. Between December 1941 and May 1946, nearly 2700 Japanese civilians and colonial subjects from across Japan’s empire were interned in camps in British India. Mainly residents of Singapore and Malaya, these civilians were arrested and transferred by sh…
The Evacuation and Repatriation of ‘British Indians’ Resident in Japan, 1940–42
In 1940, the Indian population resident in Japan was estimated at over 500. With the potential for war with Japan increasing, the British embassy in Tokyo advised locally resident British subjects to leave in October 1940 and again in February 1941. However, some, including a number of Indians, chose not to leave. This article considers the evacuation of the Indian population from Japan before December 1941 as well as those who departed as part o…
Australia would be a better regional neighbour if it were better at Asian languages
Perception of a Threat to Australia: The Japanese in New Caledonia before 1941
This article opens with a brief historical overview of the emergence of the Japanese community in New Caledonia in the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries and outlines some of the concerns which arose in Australia over the presence of Japanese miners in New Caledonia. It then discusses the preparations that the Australian and New Caledonian authorities undertook in the early 1940s in the event of war with Japan. It shows that the authori…
History (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Japanese History and Culture (5 works) · Law (5 works) · History (4 works) · Australian History and Society (3 works) · China (3 works) · Ethnology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Repatriation (3 works)